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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Private Medical Colleges in The Country
There are 276 Private Medical Colleges in the country.
As per information provided by the National Medical Commission , 82 Private medical colleges have been established after 2014.
As per information provided by the National Medical Commission , 37 applications for establishment of private medical colleges have been received for the academic year 2021-22.
The India Medical Association  is a private organisation of registered medical practitioners and is not authorised to conduct inspection of medical colleges. The statutory body constituted under the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 to regulate medical education in the country was Medical Council of India  that has now been replaced with the National Medical Commission, constituted with effected from 25th September, 2020. As per the information provided by the NMC, the number of private medical colleges that were found deficit in terms of requirement of faculty, infrastructure, equipment and clinical material on inspection by erstwhile MCI or by NMC during 2018-19, 2019-20 & 2020-21 is as under. These colleges were not granted permission of renewal to admit fresh batch of students.
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Year
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No. of Colleges
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2018-19
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56
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2019-20
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15
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2020-21
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3
State-wise details of Private medical colleges.
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Sl. No.
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State
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Private Medical college
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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18
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2
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A & N Islands
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0
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3
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Assam
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0
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4
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Arunachal Praresh
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0
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5
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Bihar
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7
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6
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Chandigarh
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0
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7
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Chhattisgarh
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3
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8
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D& N Haveli
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0
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9
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Delhi
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2
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10
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Goa
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0
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11
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Gujarat
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13
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12
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Haryana
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7
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13
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Himachal Pradesh
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1
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14
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Jammu & Kashmir
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1
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15
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Jharkhand
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1
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16
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Karnataka
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42
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17
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Kerala
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21
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18
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Madhya Pradesh
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9
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19
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Maharashtra
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34
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20
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Manipur
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0
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21
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Meghalaya
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0
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22
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Mizoram
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0
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23
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Nagaland
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0
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24
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Orissa
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4
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25
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Pondicherry
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7
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26
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Punjab
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7
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27
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Rajasthan
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8
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28
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Sikkim
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1
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29
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Tamil Nadu
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27
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30
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Telangana
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23
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31
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Tripura
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1
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32
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Uttar Pradesh
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31
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33
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Uttarakhand
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2
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34
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West Bengal
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6
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TOTAL
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276
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The Minister of State , Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
President's Secretariat
President of India confers 61st Annual Lalit Kala Akademi Awards
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, conferred the 61st annual Lalit Kala Akademi Awards on 15 meritorious artists at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Artists honoured today are: Anoop Kumar Manzukhi Gopi, David Malakar, Devendra Kumar Khare, Dinesh Pandya, Faruque Ahmed Halder, Hari Ram Kumbhawat, Keshari Nandan Prasad, Mohan Kumar T, Ratan Krishna Saha, Sagar Vasant Kamble, Satwinder Kaur, Sunil Thiruvayur, Tejaswi Narayan Sonawane, Yashpal Singh and Yashwant Singh. Artwork of these artists will be on display till March 22, 2020, at the 61st National Exhibition of Art at the Lalit Kala Akademi galleries in New Delhi.
Lalit Kala Akademi organises art exhibitions and award ceremonies every year to promote art as well as to honour talents. The exhibition brings together the works of brilliance from across the country and also encourages budding art talents to learn new tendencies and mediums in the world of painting, sculpture, graphics, photography, drawing, installation and multimedia etc.
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Gujarat
The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 22.09.2021 on premises of a leading Diamond manufacturer and exporter from Gujarat, based on intelligence input about tax evasion. Apart from the diamond business, the group was also in the business of manufacturing of tiles. The operation covered 23 premises located in Surat, Navsari, Morbi, Wankaner in Gujarat & Mumbai in Maharashtra.
The highlight of the search includes seizure of large volume of unaccounted data seized in paper as well as digital form, which was kept at secret locations under the custody of its trusted employees at Surat, Navasari, Mumbai. The data includes proof of unaccounted purchases, unaccounted sales, taking accommodation entries for purchases against which cash is received, the movement of such cash and stock through angadia firms, keeping the unaccounted cash with angadias, investment of such unaccounted income for purchase of property and stock, etc for the last five years.
The primary analysis of data reveals that the assessee has made unaccounted purchase and sale of small polished diamonds of about Rs. 518 crore over the period. Further, the data reveals that the assessee has sold more than Rs. 95 crore of diamond scrap in cash generated from its manufacturing activities, which remains unaccounted for and represents its income. The assessee, over these years, has accounted for sale of about Rs. 2,742 crore of small diamonds in its books, against which, substantial part of purchases were made in cash, but the purchase bills were taken from accommodation entry providers.
Furthermore, the assessee was also making its major purchases of rough diamonds through imports and making export sales of finished bigger diamonds through its company registered in Hongkong, which is effectively controlled and managed from India only. The data reveals that the assessee has made purchases of Rs. 189 crore and sale of Rs. 1040 crore in the last two years through this entity.
During the search, the complete financial transactions of real estate deals were found which led to the detection of unaccounted income of Rs. 80 crore. Further, the sale transactions of shares pertaining to the business of tiles were examined, which led to the detection of Rs. 81 crore of unaccounted income.
During the search operation, unaccounted cash and jewellery of Rs. 1.95 crore has been seized, and unaccounted diamond stock of 8900 carat worth Rs. 10.98 crore has been detected so far. A large number of lockers belonging to the group have been identified, which have been placed under restraint and will be operated in due course.
The search operation is still continuing and further investigations are in progress.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Electronic Employment Exchange
The Government is implementing National Career Service  Project to provide a variety of employment related services like job search and matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, etc. The services are available online on the National Career Service Portal . The portal also allows jobseekers to add their skill certificates on NCS through Digilocker. The certificate of candidates undertaking Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  training is also accessible to NCS through integrating with Skill India Portal. The candidate registered on NCS portal can also provide information related to their key skills and education etc. based on which they can find relevant jobs.
Further during Budget 2022-23, Government has also announced linking of NCS portal with ASEEM portal of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, eShram portal of Ministry of Labour & Employment and UDYAM portal of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. This will further enhance the skill based database of candidates on NCS portal.
This information was given by Shri Rameswar Teli, Minister of State, Ministry of Labour & Employment in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Minister of State  for Finance holds a zonal level meeting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha to review the progress and performance of PM SVANidhi scheme in the Eastern States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal
Dr. Bhagwat K. Karad, Minister of State  for Finance, today chaired a regional level meeting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha to assess and review the progress and performance of PM SVANidhi scheme in the States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal with special emphasis on reducing the number of applications returned by banks.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Odisha, other officials of State/UT Government, Commissioners of Municipal Administration & SLBC Conveners from the respective States/UTs, EDs from PSBs and local heads of Banks. Joint Secretary, MoHUA and Joint Secretary, DFS along with MD & CEO, UCO Bank were also present in the meeting.
In the meeting, MoS assessed and reviewed the progress of states viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal) in terms of achievement of disbursement targets under the PM SVANidhi Scheme in these states.
MoS  requested all ULBs to review the applications returned by banks and resubmit these applications to banks after rectification of deficiencies for further sanction and disbursement.
MoS  requested all Urban Local Bodies  to work in camp mode and mobilize fresh applications for banks to sanction/ disburse these applications to achieve the targets in a time bound manner.
MoS  instructed all banks and ULBs to work in collaboration with each other to achieve the goals of the PM SVANidhi scheme. He also encouraged them to intensify their efforts with innovative strategies to enhance the digital onboarding of street vendors.
MoS  also emphasized on improvement in profiling of PM SVANidhi beneficiaries and their family members and facilitate their linkages to various central welfare schemes.
Update on PM SVANidhi scheme:
PM SVANidhi scheme envisages empowerment of street vendors through hassle-free access to affordable credit and digital onboarding for their economic development.
The Scheme continues to make significant strides in providing credit support to street vendors. The scheme performance is regularly monitored jointly by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  & DFS for ensuring its effective implementation across the country. As of 9th August 2023, 56.70 lakh applications have been sanctioned while 53.19 lakh applications have been disbursed amounting to Rs. 6,883crores.
Election Commission
Schedule for bye-election to fill casual vacancy in the State Legislative Assembly of Gujarat
The Election Commission of India has decided to hold bye-election to fill one casual vacancy in the State Legislative Assembly of Gujarat.
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Sl. No.
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State
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Number & Name of Assembly Constituency
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1
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Gujarat
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77 - Jamnagar Rural Assembly Constituency
After taking into consideration various factors like local festivals, electoral rolls, weather conditions etc., the Commission has decided to hold bye-election to fill this vacancy as per the programme mentioned as under: -
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Poll Events
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Schedule
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Date of Issue of Gazette Notification
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28.03.2019 
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Last Date of Nominations
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04.04.2019 
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Date for Scrutiny of Nominations
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05.04.2019 
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Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures
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08.04.2019 
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Date of Poll
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23.04.2019 
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Date of Counting
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23.05.2019 
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Date before which election shall be completed
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27.05.2019 
ELECTORAL ROLL
The Electoral Rolls for the aforesaid Assembly Constituencies w.r.t 01.01.2019 as the qualifying date has been finally published.
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES  and VVPATs
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-election in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines.
IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS
In consonance with the past practice, the Commission has decided that the voter’s identification shall be mandatory in the aforementioned bye- election at the time of poll. Electoral Photo Identity Cards  shall be the main document of identification of a voter. However, in order to ensure that no voter is deprived of his/her franchise, if his/her name figures in the Electoral Rolls, separate instructions will be issued to allow additional documents for identification of voters at the time of poll in the said bye-elections.
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
The Model Code of Conduct shall come into force with immediate effect in the district in which the whole or any part of the Assembly Constituency going for bye-election is included, subject to partial modification as issued vide Commission’s instruction No. 437/6/INST2016-CCS, dated 29th June, 2017 . The Model Code of Conduct shall be applicable to all candidates, political parties and the State Government concerned. The Model Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the district of the State concerned.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 122.41 Cr
More than 42.04 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.34%
8,309 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Case load stands at 1,03,859
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 15 days
With the administration of 42,04,171vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 122.41 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,26,81,072sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,83,537
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2nd Dose
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94,73,049
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,78,371
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2nd Dose
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1,64,59,656
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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45,56,32,538
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2nd Dose
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21,75,96,173
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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18,40,16,833
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2nd Dose
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11,87,56,597
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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11,52,40,200
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2nd Dose
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7,82,31,975
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Total
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1,22,41,68,929
The recovery of 9,905patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,40,08,183.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.34%.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 155 consecutive days now.
8,309 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload presentlystands at 1,03,859.Active cases presently constitute 0.30% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
7,62,268tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 64.02 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.85% remains less than 1% for the last 15 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be1.09%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below2% for last 56 days and below 3% for 91 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Finance
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Nepal on Drug Demand Reduction and Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and precursor chemicals and related matters
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Nepal on Drug Demand Reduction and Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and precursor chemicals and related matters.
The MoU lists out the areas of cooperation on drug matters between the two countries. It also indicates the mechanism of information exchange and the competent authorities in the two countries who are responsible for the implementation of the MoU and exchange of any information.
Cooperation on drug matters is expected to curb the illicit traffic of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals in the two countries.
The MoU provides that the Parties shall endeavour to: -
 develop mutual cooperation with a view to effectively resolving the issue of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, cooperate in drug demand reduction through prevention, awareness, education and community based programmes, treatment and rehabilitation; and
 exchange information of operational, technical and general nature in drug matters, exchange literature on their existing laws, rules, procedures, best practices and methods of curbing illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors and any further amendments to the existing legislation.
Background:
India has always supported global efforts to counter drug trafficking and is party to several multilateral and bilateral initiatives in this regard as also United Nations  led initiatives. In accordance with the spirit of UN Conventions on Narcotic Drugs, effort is made to enter into Bilateral Agreements/MoUs with neighbouring countries and the countries which have a direct bearing on the drug situation prevailing in our country. Such Bilateral Agreements/ MoUs have already been executed with various countries. The proposed MoU with Nepal is another such MoU which shall be entered for the purpose of bilateral cooperation on drug matters.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves proposal forenactment of Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 and accession to the Hong Kong International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for enactment of Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 and accession to the Hong Kong International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009.
Benefits:
- The proposed Bill restricts and prohibits the use or installation of hazardous material, which applies irrespective of whether a ship is meant for recycling or not. For new ships, such restriction or prohibition on use of hazardous material will be immediate, that is, from the date the legislation comes into force, while existing ships shall have a period of five years for compliance. Restriction or prohibition on use of hazardous material would not be applied to warships and non-commercial ships operated by Government. Ships shall be surveyed and certified on the inventory of hazardous material used in ships.
- Under the Bill, ship recycling facilities are required to be authorized and ships shall be recycled only in such authorized ship recycling facilities.
- The Bill also provides that ships shall be recycled in accordance with a ship-specific recycling plan. Ships to be recycled in India shall be required to obtain a Ready for Recycling Certificate in accordance with the HKC
Salient features:
- The Government of India has decided to enact a Bill, namely Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019, to provide for the regulation of recycling of ships by setting certain international standards and laying down the statutory mechanism for enforcement of such standards.
- It has also been decided to accede to the Hong Kong International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009.
- When the Hong Kong International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 comes into force, its provisions will be implemented under the provisions of the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 and rules and regulations framed there under.
Background:
- India is the leader in the global ship recycling industry, with a share of over 30% of the market. As per UNCTAD report on Review of Maritime Transport, 2018, India had demolished 6323 tonnes in 2017, of known ship scrapping across the world.
- The ship-recycling industry is a labour-intensive sector, but it is susceptible to concerns on environmental safety.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers
The provision of employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation rules 2013”provides that there shall be no restriction regarding the caste for being identified as manual scavengers. However, surveys have been carried out as per the provisions of MS Act, 2013 for identification of manual scavengers. During these surveys 58098 manual scavengers have been identified as per the criteria prescribed under the above Act. As per the information provided by the identified manual scavengers, caste related data is available in respect of 43,797 manual scavengers. Category-wise break-up of number of manual scavengers is as follows:-
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Category
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No. of Manual Scavengers
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Scheduled Castes
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42,594
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Scheduled Tribes
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421
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Other Backwards Classes
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431
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Others
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351
Government is implementing a Central Sector Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers . The scheme have following main provisions for providing assistance to the identified manual scavengers for their rehabilitations:-
i. One Time Cash Assistance of Rs. 40,00/- to one identified manual scavenger in the family
ii. Skill Development Training of manual scavengers and their dependants upto two years with stipend @ Rs. 3,000/- per month during the training period.
iii. Capital Subsidy upto Rs. 5.00 lakh for those who availed loans for Self Employment Projects including sanitation related projects.
iv. Health insurance under Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana  to the families of all the identified manual scavengers.
The following are the achievements of coverage of manual scavengers and their dependants under the Scheme:-
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S. No.
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Provision
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Coverage
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1.
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One Time Cash Assistance of Rs. 40,000
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58098
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2.
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Skill Development Training
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18,199
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3.
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Capital Subsidy for Self Employment projects
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1562
Manual scavenging as defined under Section 2  of the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 ” is prohibited with effect from 6.12.2013. No person or agency can engage or employ any person for manual scavenging from the above date. Any person or agency who engages any person for manual scavenging in violation of the provisions of the MS Act, 2013 is punishable under Section 8 of the above Act, with imprisonment upto 2 years of fine upto Rs. One Lakh or both.
This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri. Ramdas Athawale in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condemns attacks in Egypt
PM condemns attacks in Egypt
(Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condemned the attacks in Egypt.
“Deeply pained by the attacks in Egypt. We condemn these attacks. My thoughts are with families of the deceased and prayers with the injured”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Defence
VISIT OF FRENCH NAVY SHIPS TO KOCHI
French Navy Ships FS Dixmude,an amphibious helicopter carrier and La Fayette, frigate are on a visit to Kochi from 06 - 10 Mar 23 as part of circumnavigation mission, Jeanne d'Arc. Rear Adm Emmanuel Slaars , Capt Emmanuel Mocard and Lt Cdr Ghislain Deleplanque called on Rear Admiral J Singh, Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command on 06 Mar 23 and discussed wide range of issues of maritime cooperation between the two Navies.
During the ongoing visit, the French team visited professional training schools and ships of Southern Naval Command. Cross training visits, professional and social interaction including sports fixtures were some of the highlights of the visit. The French Army embarked onboard ships will also conduct joint military exercise with the Indian Army.
Indo French Naval cooperation is a key element of strengthening regional maritime security and stability in the Indo Pacific region. The visit of the French ships significantly contribute towards strong bilateral defence ties and strategic partnerships between the two nations.
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